CA 19 February 1989. Appeal by the plaintiffs (S) from part of a decision awarding damages against the defendant (R), a surveyor , in respect of a claim for negligence in the structural survey and valuation of a property. In 1984 S instructed R to survey an older property in Mid Glamorgan whose asking price was £69,000. R put the market price at £60,000 and specifically stated that there was no dry-rot although he had discovered wet-rot . R concedes that the advice was negligent. The only question is the proper figure for compensation . The price paid for the property was £58,500. On discovery of the dry rot an independent surveyor agreed that the value of the property had fallen to £50,000. On further inspection he set the current value of the house at £33,200, the market value minus remedial costs, £26,800, exclusive of replacement carpets, professional fees, removal expenses, storage, accommodation and travelling expenses. The judge held that damages should be the difference betwe